N and P fertilizers, some growth variables, and mycorrhizae in wild blueberry (vaccinium angustifolium)

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 626, Issue , 2003, Pages 297-304

  Jeliazkova, E A ^a   Percival, D C ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ammonium nitrogen; Ammonium sulphate; Ericoid mycorrhizae; Murate of potash; Triple superphosphate; Urea

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750425355     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2003.626.41     Document Type: Conference Paper

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